CV-18 Fujian/003 CATOBAR carrier thread

[Blitzo]

Are those scale models on her deck or the real deal? Hard to tell in the picture

Considering how often we've seen it carry scale models/mockups and how we have yet to see it carry actual aircraft, it is safe to assume they are the mockups.

If there are eyewitnesses of it carrying actual aircraft on deck you can bet they would post blurry images with corresponding verbal descriptions of it.

 

[HailingTX20]

Some nice aerial pictures from today (credit: @李子花开沁人心脾):

 

[by78]

^^^ A few more...

 

[BillRamengod]

Ayi in chatgroup:
(J-35) has been launched (via Fujian EMALS).
But it won't be disclosed until after commissioning this year.
Just for pissing off you military-nerds. /joking

 

[mack8]

Damn it, the tease, the tease. I hope they are not going to commision Fujian right or just before the September parade, that would be just torturous wait for us fanboys.

 

[mack8]

New picture seemingly, from eastwind @ X.

 

[mack8]

Surely those are pretty obvious skidmarks on the flight deck? Looks like a fair amount of landings were performed?

 

[pipaster]

Surely those are pretty obvious skidmarks on the flight deck? Looks like a fair amount of landings were performed?

Landings and or touch and goes. Definitely looks like rubber hit the deck.

 

[Blitzo]

Damn it, the tease, the tease. I hope they are not going to commision Fujian right or just before the September parade, that would be just torturous wait for us fanboys.

Your wish is granted.

They will commission Fujian in December instead, to choose a date of no particular ceremonial value.


Everyone has waited this long for the first PLAN CATOBAR to attain this milestone, another few months is nothing.

 

[SanWenYu]

They will commission Fujian in December instead, to choose a date of no particular ceremonial value.

Confirmed or were you teasing him?